Aberdeen vs Celtic stats and head-to-head

2021-22. Sun, 3 Oct 2021

12Full time, half-time 0–1

Celtic won by 1 goal.

LWDLDLeague form, oldest to newestWDWDW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Aberdeen have 3 scored home results and Celtic 3 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Aberdeen at home: 1.33 points per match (3 measured matches); Celtic away: 0.00 points per match (3 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Aberdeen scored 1.00 per home match (3 measured matches); Celtic scored 0.33 away (3). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.18 per club appearance across 92 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 2 of 6 pooled club appearances (33.3%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Aberdeen: 0 wins; Celtic: 7 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01

Second half11

The match in numbers

AberdeenCeltic

11Shots7
5Shots on target2
6Corners8
10Fouls27
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Aberdeen

Shots11
On target5
Goals1

45% of shots on target, 20% of those scored.

Celtic

Shots7
On target2
Goals2

29% of shots on target, 100% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Aberdeen wins

Draws

Celtic wins

Goals / meeting

3.00

30 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

70%

7 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

30%

3 of 10 meetings

Aberdeen clean sheets

10%

1 of 10 meetings

Celtic clean sheets

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.00

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.60

10 with card data

Aberdeen v CelticWed, 21 Apr 2021 · Scottish Premiership 2020-211–1HT 1–0
Celtic v AberdeenSat, 27 Feb 2021 · Scottish Premiership 2020-211–0HT 1–0
Celtic v AberdeenWed, 17 Feb 2021 · Scottish Premiership 2020-211–0HT 1–0
Aberdeen v CelticSun, 25 Oct 2020 · Scottish Premiership 2020-213–3HT 1–0
Aberdeen v CelticSun, 16 Feb 2020 · Scottish Premiership 2019-201–2HT 1–1
Celtic v AberdeenSat, 21 Dec 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-202–1HT 1–1
Aberdeen v CelticSun, 27 Oct 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-200–4HT 0–4
Aberdeen v CelticSat, 4 May 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2018-190–3HT 0–1
Celtic v AberdeenSat, 9 Mar 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2018-190–0HT 0–0
Aberdeen v CelticWed, 26 Dec 2018 · Scottish Premiership 2018-193–4HT 1–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Aberdeen at homeWWWWLD

Sat, 5 Septv Kilmarnock0–0C 6–7 · Y 5–4
Sun, 30 Augv Rangers0–1C 6–6 · Y 6–3
Sat, 15 Augv Dundee3–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 1 Augv Hearts2–1C 4–6 · Y 3–3
Sat, 25 Julv Kelty Hearts3–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 18 Julv Queens Park2–1C ––– · Y –––

Celtic awayWWLWWL

Sun, 13 Sept@ Rangers0–3C ––– · Y –––
Wed, 9 Sept@ St Johnstone1–0C 11–2 · Y 2–2
Sat, 5 Sept@ St Mirren2–1C 10–6 · Y 1–4
Tue, 25 Aug@ LASK1–4C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 15 Aug@ Dundee United4–0C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 9 Aug@ Kilmarnock5–1C 7–5 · Y 0–1

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Aberdeen at home, Celtic away

58%
Both teams scored
League 49%
19 + 19 matches
92%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
19 + 19 matches
76%
Over 1.5 goals
League 71%
19 + 19 matches
50%
Over 2.5 goals
League 44%
19 + 19 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 24%
19 + 19 matches
11%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
19 + 19 matches
2.6
Avg total goals
League 2.47
19 + 19 matches
76%
1st half over 0.5
League 67%
19 + 19 matches
34%
1st half over 1.5
League 33%
19 + 19 matches
11.2
Corners per match
League 10.78
19 + 19 matches
79%
Corners over 8.5
League 72%
19 + 19 matches
71%
Corners over 9.5
League 60%
19 + 19 matches
66%
Corners over 10.5
League 51%
19 + 19 matches
4.0
Cards per match
League 4.05
19 + 19 matches
53%
Cards over 3.5
League 58%
19 + 19 matches
37%
Cards over 4.5
League 39%
19 + 19 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2021-22

Home and away Overall

Aberdeen at home, Celtic away

Aberdeen (home)		Celtic (away)
9	Position	1
WLLWD	Last 5, oldest to newest	DWWWD
19	Played	19
1.53	Points per match	2.21
42%	Win %	68%
1.32	Scored / match	1.95
1.00	Conceded / match	0.84
2.32	Avg total goals	2.79
58%	Both scored	58%
26%	Clean sheets	32%
21%	Failed to score	21%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

AberdeenCeltic

0.471st half scored / match1.21
0.631st half conceded / match0.26
0.842nd half scored / match0.74
0.372nd half conceded / match0.58
21%Leading at half-time68%
74%1st half over 0.579%
26%1st half over 1.542%
84%2nd half over 0.574%
32%2nd half over 1.542%
26%Scored in both halves53%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Aberdeen at home, Celtic away, this season.

Goals

AberdeenCeltic

1.32Scored / match1.95
1.00Conceded / match0.84
2.32Match total / match2.79
79%Scored 1+79%
37%Scored 2+68%
74%Conceded 1+68%
21%Conceded 2+16%
74%Match over 1.579%
37%Match over 2.563%
16%Match over 3.532%

Shots and xG

AberdeenCeltic

15.42Shots for18.47
6.63Shots against7.79
4.95On target for6.32
2.42On target against2.58
9%Shot conversion11%

Corners

AberdeenCeltic

6.26Corners for8.68
4.11Corners against3.37
10.37Match total12.05
74%Over 7.595%
74%Over 8.584%
58%Over 9.584%
47%Over 10.584%
37%Over 11.568%

Cards

AberdeenCeltic

1.68Cards for1.58
2.63Cards against2.00
4.32Match total3.58
84%Over 2.568%
58%Over 3.547%
42%Over 4.532%
26%Over 5.516%
11.79Fouls committed12.32

Referee this season

B Madden

Matches

Cards / match

2.94

18 matches

Over 3.5 cards

44%

18 matches

Over 4.5 cards

11%

18 matches

Fouls / match

23.89

18 matches

The table, 2021-22

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Celtic	38	70	93
2	Rangers	38	49	89
3	Hearts	38	10	61
7	Hibernian	38	-4	45
8	St Mirren	38	-18	44
9	Aberdeen	38	-5	41
10	Ross County	38	-14	41
11	St Johnstone	38	-27	35

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